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Well at first I thought BJ was just being a sore loser having his ego shattered in a degrading manner. Then it slowly changed to where BJ does have a legitimate reason to complain about the fight, regardless of how bad he got smashed. It's more or less the principle of a greasing agent being used on parts of the body that aren't the face. Look at Sakuraba vs Akiyama, with Aki greasing his legs with hand lotion and defeating Sakuraba by TKO because Saku's hand's kept slipping off whenever he went for the takedown or attempted to submit because the lotion paired with the sweat made it that much slipperier. Fortunately that bout got turned into a NC a short while after.
BJ provided video proof of what he's been complaining about. Greasing agents paired with water and sweat is much much different than sweat alone, and having that on the shoulders would nullify the rubber guard that is one of BJ's strong qualities in his fighting technique. GSP wiggled out of BJ's guard like it was nothing, and a rubber guard for that matter. How often have you seen that with BJ? I don't think GSP would intentionally do anything of the sort to cheat. But what control does he have with the cornermen between rounds? You just gotta look at it from Penn's perspective regardless of how the fight went and what the outcome was.
GSP is one of my favorite fighters so I am in no way am I a BJ nuthugger. But most of the GSP nuthuggers are just too headstrong to even for a second believe that a greasing agent paired with sweat and water wouldn't affect a world class BJJ practitioner, A BJJ World Champion for the matter, in the guard, rubber guard, shooting for takedowns, or scrambles for dominant position. Yanno?
Regardless, Intentional or not The NSAC will most likely overturn the bout to a NC and we get to witness GSP smash Penn once more without greasing allegations and send BJ back to LW where he is best, hopefully with a little more humble of a attitude this time.
Jackson and GSP may receive a fine and have to make a public apology. Which is acceptable considering many other fighters and ex UFC champs have made the same allegations years before GSP vs Penn 2. Before GSP was a household name.
I don't think it really hurts BJ's reputation because he did have a legitimate reason to complain and he comes off as an egotistical asshole anyways. Win or lose, wouldn't you complain if there were some foul play involved in your fight regardless of the outcome? I think it hurts Greg Jackson and GSP's reputation allot more since GSP is the UFC's goldenboy who may or may not have been aware of what had happened. But I do think if GSP knew what was going on. Then yeah, Shame on him.
Alright, That's all I have in me right now to try to bring up valid points haha.
____________________ It's just a job. Grass grows, birds chirp, waves pound against the sand. I beat people up.
- Muhammad Ali
I still think that K.Flo deserves a title shot before BJ tries to feed his ego anymore. That being said, Penn vs GSP 3 will happen, just like all the other "rivalries" like Ortiz vs Liddell and Liddell vs Coutore.
____________________ Some people spend their whole lives wondering if they've made a difference. Marines don't have that problem - JFK
I am so tired of all of BJ's drama. It is a halmark of a washed up fighter when they start complaining. Can you think of one whiny baby who is at the top of his game? NO, as soon as they start that life is unfair....they are mean to me...the end is insight.
